July 2, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Buttons Do Pigeons Proud!
Palomacy volunteers like Steph Fries share their talents and expertise so generously to help us help the birds! On June 8th, I received this message from Steph: Hello again, Elizabeth! I was thinking about how you were saying that Palomacy … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Foster & Forever Homes Urgently Needed
Our largest foster aviary, the Wulf Aviary, always housing 24 pigeons and sometimes surging to 28, has been an incredible, life-saving asset to Palomacy for almost five years. Foster volunteer Linda, who was new to pigeons when she began and … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Pigeon Appreciation Day 6/13/15
We appreciate pigeons every day- for their gentleness, their loyalty, their courage. Let’s share our love of these birds with everybody on Pigeon Appreciation Day- June 13th, 2015! Artists have shared their pigeon appreciation imagery with us and we encourage you to share them … Continue reading
May 11, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Sunshine Makes a Difference
Guest post by Laura Lee Sunshine took our world by storm. On a frigid Canadian winter’s day, Sunshine was rescued by our special friend Bob. How something so sweet could be found alone in a garbage can, I will never … Continue reading
May 6, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Hayward Animal Shelter Has Pigeons for Adoption
The Hayward Animal Shelter cares for and rehomes thousands of animals every year and on Saturday May 6th, we spent some time there getting to know their pigeons and helping their staff to do the same.
April 25, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Garage Sale Fundraiser (#7!)
On Saturday, April 25th, 2015, Cheryl hosted her seventh Garage Sale Fundraiser for Palomacy! Since the first one held in April 2012, she has collected, stored, organized, sorted, stacked, displayed, sold, repacked and transported donated treasures that have raised $7000 … Continue reading
March 16, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on What’s Pigeon Racing?
Unfortunately, pigeon racing is a hobby that is deadly to the birds used. Racing hobbyists strive to selectively breed or purchase champions. They control every aspect of care in an effort to increase their chances of winning. Pigeon racers then … Continue reading
January 26, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy Loves My Mutt Poster Program!
Donate $250 to Palomacy and Pet Food Express’ My Mutt Program will send a pro to photograph your pet and display the poster! Pet Food Express, with 54 stores located throughout California, is one of the country’s leading independent pet food and … Continue reading
October 31, 2014
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Reaching Out
In order to find great homes for domestic pigeons, we have to get the word out about them. When we started helping pigeons get adopted, there was no awareness that these birds were even in the shelters, let alone how … Continue reading
August 18, 2014
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Global Giving PHOTO CONTEST 2014!
OFFICIAL CONTEST RESULTS: After an extensive audit of votes, the final results are in and MickaCoo’s photo of Homing pigeon Gracie rescued from a lab placed 7th out of of 75 stunning entries. So the bad news is we didn’t … Continue reading